Military ready to install pontoon bridge to replace collapsed bridge in northern Vietnam
Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 15:33 GMT+7
Vietnam’s military engineering unit on Tuesday brought equipment for the installation of a pontoon bridge to the area of the Phong Chau Bridge in Phu Tho Province, which had collapsed the previous day.
They prepared 78 pieces of machines and equipment and mobilized 198 military officers.
The unit will install the floating bridge once weather conditions and the water flow in the Red River are stable.
Lieutenant General Pham Duc Duyen, secretary of the Party Committee and Political Commissar of Military Region 2, said the Ministry of National Defense had tasked the military engineering unit with completing preparations and surveying the water flow to install the pontoon bridge.
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| As many as 78 pieces of machines and equipment are brought to the area of the Phong Chau Bridge in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam. Photo: N.H. / Tuoi Tre |
The Phong Chau Bridge, built in 1995, spans the Red River, connecting Lam Thao and Tam Nong Districts in Phu Tho Province.
Authorities have preliminarily determined that 10 vehicles were on the bridge at the time the it collapsed on Monday, including one truck, two tractor-trailers, six motorbikes, and one electric motorbike. Eight people are missing and three injured individuals are receiving treatment.
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| The engineering unit will install the floating bridge when weather conditions are favorable. Photo: N.H. / Tuoi Tre |
A preliminary report from the Phu Tho Department of Transport indicated that the collapse was caused by typhoon Yagi.
The rising water levels of the Red River damaged a pillar, leading to the collapse of two main spans of the Phong Chau Bridge.
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